I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

In little localized pockets, the universe is capable of building some beautiful complexity.

The realization that baryonic matter is only a trace component of the universe revealed our understanding of the cosmos as shockingly incomplete and was one of the milestones that ushered in the era of modern cosmology.

I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.